Posts by Steve Burch
Editorial-Opinion March 2016
The sudden passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was for me a gut punch. It is worth noting that he was on a hunting trip in Texas at the time of his passing. When fully staffed, there are nine Justices on the court. This number tends to avoid a tie on weighty questions.…
Read MoreFishing Lanier For Striped Bass In March
There are five things this article is going to do for you. And improving on an increasing trend here at GON, this article will be enhanced with supporting video. This article is about catching stripers on Lake Lanier in March. Much of what you find here applies in one way or another to stripers in…
Read MoreEditorial Opinion – February 2016
You won’t believe what is really going on, but I am about to show it to you. The fruit is set; it ripens in the fall. Now comes State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver with a law that will ban weapons and require the GBI to confiscate weapons, bullets and magazines. The proposed new law is…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion January 2016
We are less than 60 days from Super Tuesday. On March 1, Georgians and voters from 12 other states will cast ballots to pick the candidates who will square off in November to determine who will replace the current president. From a professional viewpoint, as publisher of this magazine, I have been watching sportsmen for…
Read MoreSandbars At Seminole – Sans DUCKS!
Known for many superlatives, Lake Seminole has long been ranked only behind the Georgia coast as the best place to duck hunt in Georgia. The ways to hunt ducks at Lake Seminole are as diverse and numerous as is the diversity of the habitat on the 37,500 acres. One of those who know Big Sem’s…
Read MorePlantation Quail A Blast From The Blast
“Hello,” said the voice on the other end of the call. “Is this James Haygood?” I asked. “Who’s calling?” he cautiously replied. “James, this is Steve Burch with Georgia Outdoor News,” I said. “Oh… Yes sir,” he responded, “This is James.” I could hear the caution in his voice turn to curiosity. “Do you remember…
Read MoreBig-Stick Stripers On Top at Nottely
“Bum bum bum bum bum bum,” went the unwavering staccato drumbeat of the sawed-off wooden curtain rod that Jeremy Seabolt tap-tap-tapped off the floor of his 238 skiff. He was hunkered down on his driver’s perch intently watching his digital reconnaissance on his graph as he drummed. If you want to catch stripers at Nottely,…
Read MoreHigh School Bass Teams Help Create Fish Habitat At West Point Lake
Like wet Johnny Appleseeds, bass-fishing teams from Alexander, Central, Harris County, Crosspointe Christian, Breman, Carrollton and Newnan high schools literally jumped in the lake to create important new fish habitat at West Point Lake. Many hands made light work during this mid-August outing. The kids placed hundreds of water willow plants at select locations around…
Read MoreHartwell Bass On The Topwater Frenzy
As a fisherman, Chris Powell is most at home when he is on the pointy end of a bass boat with rods scattered at his feet and a target in range of his next cast. If that bass boat is on Lake Hartwell, then Chris is not just at home, he is in his own…
Read MoreCourt Scraps EPD Plan For Ogeechee River Polluter
Georgia Hunting and Fishing Federation (GHFF) President Reggie Dickie expressed what he called “cautious optimism” for the future of the Ogeechee River and King Amercia Textiles (KAF) in the wake of a court order rejecting the plans of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to address the chronic violations by the Screven County plant.…
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